Machine for filling and closing bottles.



J. DECERIER. MACHINE FOR FILLING AND CLOSING BOTTLES.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 5, 1906.

Patented Sept. 15,1908.

WEWW

JEAN DEOERIER, or REIGNIER, FRANCE.

MACHINE FOR FILLING AND CLOSING BOTTLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 15, 1908.

Application filed December 5, 1906. Serial No. 346,388.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JEAN DEoERnR, citizen of France, residing atReignier, Haute Savoie, France, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Machines to Put in Bottles with Mechanical StoppersFoaming Drinks and the Like; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and toletters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

The objects of the present invention are to construct a machine whichwill permit to ut in an easy manner foaming drinks, sucl as lemonade,beer, etc., into bottles with mechanical stoppers without any loss ofgas and liquid, and to secure other ad vantages and results some ofwhich will be hereinafter more fully pointed out in the specificationand claims.

The invention consists in the improved bottle filling machine and in thearrangement and combination of its component parts.

In the accompanying drawing, like letters of reference indicate similarparts in both figures.

Figure 1 is an elevation of the upper art of the machine showing thedevices W ich mani ulate the bottle and its stopper in full lines in theposition they occupy during the filling operation of the bottle, and indotted lines the position wherein the bottle is closed by its stopper.Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the faucet to receive the bottle neckwhile it is being filled. Fig. 3. is an end view of a stop for thehandle of the machine.

In its main parts, the machine is similar to those actually in usewherein the bottles are closed by hand. These parts are the machineframe a, the vertically movable support I) intended to receive thebottle B and operated in the usual manner by a treadle, not shown in thedrawing, the

faucet c with its stop-cock c and air valve 0 to which is given in thedrawing the form of an ordinary siphon-head. The new part of the machineconsists in an arrangement of levers and other parts which ermit to takethe bottle B away from beow the faucet c and close it immediately by itsstopper (1 held in readiness, by simply manipulating a lever, so thatany person having no experience at all in the matter can use the machinewithout any loss of liquid and gas. The arrangement permitting to dothis comprises a hand lever e pivoted at e on the machine frame a andconnected to two devices of which one serves to push the bottle-neckaway from below the faucet c and the other to close it by its stopper.The first of these devices is formed by a yielding fork f adjustablysupported in one arm of a bell-crank g, which is connected at its otherarm to the hand lever e through intermediary of a bar h. The forkf whenoperated inclines the bottle and holds it against a stop 1' lined withleather or some other yielding material to revent a shock liable tobreak the bottle; for the same reason, the fork f is furnished with aspringf.

The device for operating the mechanical stopper (1 of the bottleconsists of two distinct parts of which one serves to hold the stopperready and the other to push it down on the neck of the bottle, in themoment the latter arrives in position under the stopper d.

The device which serves to hold the stopper in readiness is formed bytwo flat springs ZfiXed upon the machine framea and forming with theirouter ends a circular claw permitting the passage of the stopper hoop d,and the devicewhich serves to operate the stopper is formed by a plungerm carried in a support n and connected by bars 0 and p to the and levere.

The bar 10 is adjustable in a slit in the hand lever e and in the samemanner the connecting bar it can be attached more or less distant fromthe pivot e of the hand leverin order to allow to the machine of beingadjusted for bottles and stop ers of different sizes.

The hand ever e can be secured in two positions by means of a stop gfixed in a long loop g provided at the end of a support 1" WlllCllyields when the loop g is pushed back by the thumb of the hand bringingthe lever e over or under the stop 9.

At the lower end of the faucet is a rubber ring 8 (Fig. 2) against whichthe bottle-neck is held while the bottle is filled, and the faucet 0contains a small pipe t connected with the valve 0 and permitting theair to escape out of the bottle when the valve 0 is opened.

The machine is used as follows: The empty bottle B is placed upon thesupport I), raised against the faucet c by stepping upon the treadle andthe stopper dplaced in the spring claws Z against the plunger m, thenthe cock 0 is 0 ened and thus the fluid admitted throug the faucet intothe bottle which is firmly maintained against the rubber ring 8; the airand free gas in the bottle are allowed to escape through the valve 0 bypressing two or three times hastily upon its operating lever and as soonas the bottle is full the hand lever e is brought by afast movement intothe position shown in dotted lines by diminishing momentarily thepressure of the foot upon the treadle and by then bearing thereuponagain to hold the bottle stopper d against the plunger m.

If the hoop of the stopper does not snap automatically over its positionof highest tension, the closure is assured by hand and the bottle can betaken off.

In operating the lever e suddenly the bottle is so rapidly closed thatno loss of liquid occurs.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A machine for filling and closing bottles having a stopper attachedthereto comprising a bottle support, a filling tube, a pair of springarms to yieldingly hold the stopper, a yielding arm to tilt the bottle,a stop for the tilted bottle, a plunger to force the stopper in thebottle, and manually o erated means for simultaneously actuating t etilting arm and the plunger.

2. A machine for filling and closing bottles having a stopper attachedthereto comprising a bottle support, a filling tube, a pair of springarms to yieldingly hold the stopper, a

yielding arm to tilt the bottle, a stop for the tilted bottle, a plungerto force the stopper in the bottle, a pivoted lever having a handlethereon, and link connections from the lever to the tilting arm and theplunger to simultaneously actuate them.

3. A machine for filling and closing bottles having a stopper attachedthereto comprising a bottle support, a filling tube, a pivoted arm, afork having a spring to take up the shock, the fork being adapted toengage the bottle to tilt it, a spring claw to hold the stopper attachedto the bottle, a plunger to operate through the claw, a lever having ahandle thereon, and link connections from the lever to the ivoted armand the plunger to simultaneous y actuate them.

4. A machine for filling and closing bottles having a stopper attachedthereto com rising a frame, a bottle support, a filling tu e, a springclaw for holding the stop er, a bellcrank having a fork on one arm, t efork being backed by a spring, means for adjusting the fork, the forkbeing adapted to tilt the bottle, a plunger adapted to operate throughthe claw, a lever pivoted to the frame and havin a handle ortion, a linkconnecting the be l-crank with the lever, a link connecting-the plungerwith the lever, and an ad- {ustable connection between the links and theever to vary the throw of the bottle and the stolpper.

n testimony, that I claim the foregoing, I

have hereunto set my hand this twelfth day L. H. MUNIER, R. SALLBERGER.

